He composed an opera that includes a Roman emperor ordering Seneca to commit suicide, and the empress plotting to kill the title mistress of the emperor. He composed an opera based on The Odyssey entitled The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland. One of his operas includes the aria "Possente spirto" (poe-SENT-tay SPEAR-tow). His opera about Nero's court is The Coronation of Poppea. His first opera was about a Greek musician who traveled to the underworld to rescue his dead wife. For 10 points, name this composer of Orfeo.
He composed an opera that includes a Roman emperor ordering Seneca to commit suicide, and the empress plotting to kill the title mistress of the emperor. He composed an opera based on The Odyssey entitled The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland. One of his operas includes the aria "Possente spirto" (poe-SENT-tay SPEAR-tow). His opera about Nero's court is The Coronation of Poppea. His first opera was about a Greek musician who traveled to the underworld to rescue his dead wife. For 10 points, name this composer of Orfeo.
He composed an opera that includes a Roman emperor ordering Seneca to commit suicide, and the empress plotting to kill the title mistress of the emperor.
Claudio Giovanni Antonio {Monteverdi}